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Press Release
President Biden establishes Chuckwalla National Monument, expanding the largest protected landscape in the lower 48 states
“Chuckwalla National Monument is a cornerstone in a vast network of protected landscapes across the Southwest. Stretching from Joshua Tree to the Grand Canyon to Bears Ears, this corridor forms…
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Blog Post
Fa’a Samoa: Responsible Travel in America's Most Unusual National Park
Dreaming of a Pacific island getaway? The National Park of American Samoa may be your ticket — but visiting this park requires a special kind of respect.
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Blog Post
Your Winter Reading List for Exploring Parks and U.S. History
Winter is a blissful time to curl up with a good book. Alan Spears, NPCA’s senior director of cultural resources, offers his latest picks — both fiction and non-fiction —…
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Blog Post
Jimmy Carter, An Icon of Conservation and Public Service
NPCA’s tribute to the former U.S. president and ardent national park advocate.
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Blog Post
What a Federal Government Shutdown Means for National Parks
If Congress fails to pass a continuing resolution to extend federal funding by midnight tonight, the federal government will shut down.
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Press Release National Parks and Communities Reeling from Numerous Disasters Face Uncertainty as Government Shutdown Nears "The only way to fix this situation is for both parties in Congress to come together, do their job and get parks and communities the support they need, and fast.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President & CEO
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Blog Post An Enormous, Wild Victory for Alaska Tireless advocates stepped up in 2024 to defend the Brooks Range and America’s largest intact park landscape from the Ambler mining road — and they won
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Press Release Water Resources Bill Passes Congress; Prioritizes National Park Waterways and Restoration Projects Across the Country "WRDA keeps the momentum going on park projects that cannot afford to wait." -- NPCA's Chad Lord
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Press Release NPCA Commends Vital Funding for National Parks Facing Back-to-Back Disasters If passed, the bill will fund repairs for badly damaged infrastructure at more than a dozen national park sites and support local economies that rely on them to the tune of $26 billion in annual visitor spending.
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Press Release President Biden Designates Frances Perkins Homestead as New National Monument “With the addition of Frances Perkins’ story, we now have 13 national park sites dedicated to the contributions of women and we know there is more work to be done." NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Press Release Park Advocates, Community Leaders Applaud Release of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint Bordering three iconic national parks, Everglades, Biscayne, and Dry Tortugas, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is home to the third largest barrier reef in the world.
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Press Release New National Monument Will Commemorate Dark Legacy of Native American Boarding Schools To protect and tell these painful stories will not be easy. The Carlisle School and other Native American boarding schools are rife with trauma, broken promises, and stolen families from hundreds of Tribal Nations.
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Blog Post Celebrating 2024’s Top 5 Park Victories NPCA applauds another year of incredible victories we, and our supporters, made possible to protect our parks!
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Press Release Glorious Announces Partnership With National Parks Conservation Association Supporting the mission of NPCA, Glorious allows Gamers to showcase their favorite national parks with the latest additions to the KeyCapsules program.
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Blog Post The Park You Won’t Visit This Winter The National Park Service manages 63 national parks. Only one is always closed during the winter, in part because it is so remote.
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Policy Update Public Lands Bills in the 118th Congress NPCA has been working with Congressional champions over the last two years on many bills that will enhance resource protection, historic preservation and visitor access to parks. Leaders in the 118th Congress are working to pull together a package of bills that could pass before the end of the current session. NPCA is hopeful that most of the bills we have been working on will be in the package.
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Magazine Article Free Wheeling Dedicated advocates and innovative technology are taking national park access further than ever before.
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Magazine Article Where the Birches Bend A family’s journey to Isle Royale National Park.
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Magazine Article If You Build It Can partnering with beavers help restore a long-degraded valley in Rocky Mountain National Park?
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Magazine Article The Marvelous Ms. Marguerite Yellowstone’s first full-time female ranger was a gun-toting, motorbike-riding bacteriologist born and raised in the park.
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Magazine Article Clawing Back A small intervention restored a lagoon in Cape Cod National Seashore and brought back horseshoe crabs by the hundreds.
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Magazine Article Beyond the Views How smells bring national parks to life — and why we need to protect those aromas.
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Magazine Article The Dirt on Acadia My day as a pack animal on Sargent Mountain.
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Magazine Article Stumpy’s Last Stand A fond farewell for a treasured tree.
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Press Release Bipartisan Bill to Keep Fixing National Parks Arrives Not a Moment Too Soon "This bill is a promise that we will continue to take care of the places that mean so much to so many people." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Blog Post How the CCC’s Work Lives On in National Parks Both beautiful and functional, projects built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s endure at national parks ... and we can thank Frances Perkins for getting the CCC started.
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Policy Update Position on S. 2620, S. 2743, S. 2784, S. 3346, S. 3534, S. 3542, S. 4164, S. 4209, S. 4216, S. 4222, S. 4227, S. 4228, S. 4259, S. 4451, S. 4994, S. 5000, S. 5125, H.R. 3448 & H.R. 4984 NPCA submitted the following positions to members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ahead of a business meeting scheduled for November 19, 2024.
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Press Release NPCA response to announcement of Doug Burgum as nominee for Secretary of the Interior "All our national parks are threatened by...climate change and funding that has not kept pace with rising visitation. We are prepared to face those challenges together, just as we have for over a hundred years" -- NPCA President and CEO Theresa Pierno
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Blog Post Can a Lame Duck Congress Get Anything Done? Yes, and here’s what Congress can do for national parks.
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